,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjbj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #b1 #bjai ,mr4 ,kustoff of ,tennessee 7for himself and ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act to require a person that possesses or intends to possess a tableting machine or encapsulating machine to obtain registration from the ,attorney ,general1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,substance ,tableting and ,encapsulating ,enforcement and ,registration ,act or the ,,steer ,act4 #b4 ,registration for tableting and encapsulating machines 7a7 ,persons required ,to register ,section #cjb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 7,a7 ,each person who possesses a tableting machine or encapsulating machine shall obtain from the ,attorney ,general a registration for each such machine in accordance with regulations promulgated by the ,attorney ,general4 7,b7 ,such person shall update the information submitted to the ,attorney ,general for such registration as necessary to ensure the accuracy of such information4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking or list ,i chemical each place it appears and inserting 1 list ,i chemical1 tableting machine1 or encapsulating machine4 7b7 ,registration process ,section #cjc of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7l7 ,registration of tableting and encapsulating machines ,the ,attorney ,general shall register each tableting machine or encapsulating machine for which an application is submitted under section #cjb7;a77#c77;,a7 unless the ,attorney ,general determines that such registration is inconsistent with the public interest4 4 7c7 ,definitions ,section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#eg7 ,the term encapsulating machine means equipment-- 7,a7 that is designed to fill with a controlled substance1 or a controlled substance analogue1 a shell or capsule for human or animal consumption and that-- 7i7 allows the operator of such equipment to fill more than one shell or capsule without human intervention between the filling of each such shell or capsule2 or 7ii7 may be attached to a container that modifies such equipment such that the operator may fill more than one shell or capsule without human intervention between the filling of each shell or capsule2 or 7,b7 that has been used to fill with a controlled substance1 or a controlled substance analogue1 a shell or capsule for human or animal consumption4 7#eh7 ,the term tableting machine means equipment-- 7,a7 that is designed to compact or mold a controlled substance1 or a controlled substance analogue1 to produce a coherent1 solid tablet for human or animal consumption and that-- 7i7 allows the operator to produce more than one such tablet without human intervention between the production of each such tablet2 or 7ii7 may be attached to a container that modifies such equipment such that the operator may produce more than one such tablet without human intervention between the production of each such tablet2 or 7,b7 that has been used to compact or mold a controlled substance1 or a controlled substance analogue1 to produce a coherent1 solid tablet for human or animal consumption4 4 7d7 ,penalty ,section #djb7;a7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hdb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#ae71 by striking or after section #caj7;e77#a77;,b77v722 7#b7 in paragraph 7#af71 by striking the period and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ag7 to possess a tableting machine or encapsulating machine1 in or affecting interstate commerce1 without the registration required by this title4 4 7e7 ,application ,this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply beginning at the end of the one-year period following the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,information campaign ,the ,attorney ,general shall conduct a campaign to inform persons required to register under the amendments made by section #b of such requirement4 #d4 ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,congress a report containing-- 7#a7 a description and evaluation of the efforts of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration under the amendments made by section #b to reduce the use of unregistered tableting machines and encapsulating machines in the illegal manufacture of controlled substances2 7#b7 with respect to tableting machines and encapsulating machines1 or disassembled parts of such machines-- 7,a7 the number seized by the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 the number imported and exported after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#c7 recommendations with respect to changes to ,federal law to support the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration in such efforts4